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and washington -- atheists can be comfortable with washington. evangelicals can be comfortable with washington. deists can be comfortable. if he went out and took a more -- assuming he had one, a more explicit avowal, he would make it harder for him to be the unifying force and i've often speculated that part of the reason why he is closed mouth about this partly because of his nature and his personality but partly i think seeing himself as a unifying symbol. >> guest: yes. >> host: and if you get too specific on religion, you're not going to be a unifying symbol. >> guest: that's an excellent point. and i think that may be partly behind, for example, his decision not to neil in church and not take communion and not to be open to accessible of people of different religions and faith traditions. he had no problems with corresponding with jewish congregations. he went and attended catholic mass at least a you been in of times. he went to two deamong nations. he showed himself being accessible as a unifying figure to all of those traditions. i think
and washington -- atheists can be comfortable with washington. evangelicals can be comfortable with washington. deists can be comfortable. if he went out and took a more -- assuming he had one, a more explicit avowal, he would make it harder for him to be the unifying force and i've often speculated that part of the reason why he is closed mouth about this partly because of his nature and his personality but partly i think seeing himself as a unifying symbol. >> guest: yes. >> host:...
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washington cigar wrappers, washington apples, washington ceremonial hatchets that he chopped down the cherry tree with supposedly. it's all over the place. inevitably, there is a reaction. after the first world war and we move into the 1920s and the 1930s, it's a very, very different time from the 1800s. it's a time when people believe they needed to overturn the old ways of thinking, the old ways of doing things, all of the old ideas about patriotism and about god and about morality, throw them out the window. world war i has shown that all of these just lead to destruction. we have to find a new way. in the 1920s in america, people began to feel that washington was part of that old way. and in entered rupert hughes. shown here, rupert was a hollywood mogul and author. he, with another man named w.a. woodward, decided that they would debunk washington as being representative of the old ways. they were quite cynical about it. bunk, their stories about where that originated from, it was popular in the 1920s, it was associated with henry ford and how he liked to say bunk to mean "nonsen
washington cigar wrappers, washington apples, washington ceremonial hatchets that he chopped down the cherry tree with supposedly. it's all over the place. inevitably, there is a reaction. after the first world war and we move into the 1920s and the 1930s, it's a very, very different time from the 1800s. it's a time when people believe they needed to overturn the old ways of thinking, the old ways of doing things, all of the old ideas about patriotism and about god and about morality, throw...
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they asked george washington to put down this mutiny. washington tells the mutineers go home. just go home. he pardons people and that for a second time. he brilliantly handles a near mutiny by this time washington realizes this new experiment in popular government is going to be very difficult to run next slide. washington starts to put together a vision a dream if you will for what kind of nation we need to have so the war ends at fall of 1783 and pretty much the question is now what what happens next we had a political and economic and a civil vacuum the loyalists the royalists those who were proted loyal to the crown they left and that meant the physician the bankers the architects all left this new young republic has little on the way of schools and colleges and museums and libraries few trained professionals. the country is war-torn veterans have not been paid. the currency is worthless. so everybody on everyone's mind is the question now one and few at an answer except washing next slide so washington puts together what's known as a circular letter to the states. this i
they asked george washington to put down this mutiny. washington tells the mutineers go home. just go home. he pardons people and that for a second time. he brilliantly handles a near mutiny by this time washington realizes this new experiment in popular government is going to be very difficult to run next slide. washington starts to put together a vision a dream if you will for what kind of nation we need to have so the war ends at fall of 1783 and pretty much the question is now what what...
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last washington's who owned mount vernon was a family of john washington -- john augustine washington the third. he could no longer maintain the place. it was an expensive old structure built in the 18th century, never intended to last 70 years, let alone hundreds. so, it was in dire need of work. what is remarkable is that these -- john augustine washington try to sell mount vernon to the government, the state of virginia, but none of them would have anything to do with it. there was no national parks system. no smithsonian. together undere the leadership of cunningham and said if the men of america want save the father of our country's house, the ladies shall. the ladies association still manages this place. they were able to raise $200,000 from all over the country. they raised it in one dollars, five dollars, little bits and pieces here and there. erased it with a lecture series, selling flowers, all the different ways people raise money today. able toly they were purchase the house. they came to a final agreement with the family in 1858 and open for business for tourists in 1860,
last washington's who owned mount vernon was a family of john washington -- john augustine washington the third. he could no longer maintain the place. it was an expensive old structure built in the 18th century, never intended to last 70 years, let alone hundreds. so, it was in dire need of work. what is remarkable is that these -- john augustine washington try to sell mount vernon to the government, the state of virginia, but none of them would have anything to do with it. there was no...
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are you general washington? >> i am... unfortunately. >> ♪ my country, 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land of liberty ♪ land where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring >> pushed to their limits by an oppressive empire, a determined group of rebels unites under the cause of liberty. their quest for freedom will unify a people, ignite a revolution, and forge a new system of government. in time, these brave men and women will come to be known as the american patriots. >> make all haste, gentlemen. we are being pursued. >> christmas in the newborn united states of america. what should be a time of celebration is instead a time of brutal war, and for george washington, a time of despair. after suffering crushing defeat in new york, the continental army has done nothing but run from the british. americans are losing faith in the revolution and its commander. washington's last hope is a christmas victory. but behind every victory stands a man, and behind every leg
are you general washington? >> i am... unfortunately. >> ♪ my country, 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land of liberty ♪ land where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring >> pushed to their limits by an oppressive empire, a determined group of rebels unites under the cause of liberty. their quest for freedom will unify a people, ignite a revolution, and forge a new system of government. in time, these brave men and women...
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mary washington did not remarry after george washington's father died and george washington was only 11 years old at the time. so she really gave him a tremendous strength of character. she taught him very many things about how to manage in an estate. she was herself known to be very religious, so i think it's very clear she read to him books, not only the bible. but books on religion. she had to be a very strong woman. i think george washington was probably quite like his mother. she seems to be a no-nonsense figure herself. and now she's had an interesting reputation throughout american history. on the one hand in the 19th century mary washington was held up as the great model of womanhood in america, because she was the one who raised the greatest citizen. and so in this democracy in the 19th century, we want to have great citizens, we need to have great mothers like mary washington. in fact the first national monument to a woman in this country was created from mary washington in fredericksburg before the civil war. i think it was in the 1830s. but by the 20th century, interestin
mary washington did not remarry after george washington's father died and george washington was only 11 years old at the time. so she really gave him a tremendous strength of character. she taught him very many things about how to manage in an estate. she was herself known to be very religious, so i think it's very clear she read to him books, not only the bible. but books on religion. she had to be a very strong woman. i think george washington was probably quite like his mother. she seems to...
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this becomes another representation of washington service through his embrace of the plow how washington is also associated with the plow when he resigns as the president in 1797 washington's surrendering the symbols of power -- with his left hand he gestures in waiting for him at mount vernon's the plow with the yoke of oxen. as these themes and images suggest washington, after 1783 is effectively farming on the public stage. he is closely being watched by both europeans and americans. celebrating is washington with a plow. a farmer doing the public good. the notion of the public that frames many of the expectations of washington as a farmer he places greater emphasis on the specific benefits of the agricultural improvements he introduces. those expectations also frame his new reckoning with slavery throughout the years following the revolutionary war. it is here in his life as a farmer more than in any other dimension of his life that we can discern how washington ultimately confronted the paradox of slavery and freedom that runs throughout the founding period. in this form we can find
this becomes another representation of washington service through his embrace of the plow how washington is also associated with the plow when he resigns as the president in 1797 washington's surrendering the symbols of power -- with his left hand he gestures in waiting for him at mount vernon's the plow with the yoke of oxen. as these themes and images suggest washington, after 1783 is effectively farming on the public stage. he is closely being watched by both europeans and americans....
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the story of washington the farmer is the story of washington made slaver farming and enslaved labor were inseparable to washington throughout his entire life as a farmer and he once wrote that he didn't like to even think about slavery let alone write about it or talk about it, but in fact he thought about slavery all the time and he thought about it and wrote about it in terms of his management of the enslaved agricultural labor at at his own estate and it's there in that record that you can see both the change in attitude and also the record of his daily interactions with the enslaved laborers who means supervised and control and then finally when washington does ultimately decide to search for some way to emancipate the enslaved people. he controls the only record we have of that process and thought process is through his record of farming and israel organization of mount vernon. it is here this example of this document of washington made in 17909 toward the end of his life. he gave a detailed description of various enslaved laborers at mount vernon this documents only in the las
the story of washington the farmer is the story of washington made slaver farming and enslaved labor were inseparable to washington throughout his entire life as a farmer and he once wrote that he didn't like to even think about slavery let alone write about it or talk about it, but in fact he thought about slavery all the time and he thought about it and wrote about it in terms of his management of the enslaved agricultural labor at at his own estate and it's there in that record that you can...
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washington's pl . >> washington's plan hinges on surprise and timing. they still have to march nearly ten miles before they reach trenton. >> what often gets forgotten is that the march to trenton is actually worse than crossing the delaware. the blizzard intensifies. and they have to navigate the obstacles. two soldiers actually died from exposure before they everyone reached the battleground. >> some christmas, eh? >>. [speaking foreign language] the enemy! >> the message is that the hessians were drunk. they had been partying all night. actually they were just plain warn out because of what washington has bng doing was to send raiding parties to ride around trenton. to break lines of communication. >> alarm! alarm! >> god be praise. may his vengeance be swift and terrible. >> amazingly washington pulls off the crossing, survives the march and even as the cover of darkness ends, still manages to surprise the hessians. now his exhausted troops must defeat the seasoned soldier, the same men who overpowered them back in new york. some would say a victory
washington's pl . >> washington's plan hinges on surprise and timing. they still have to march nearly ten miles before they reach trenton. >> what often gets forgotten is that the march to trenton is actually worse than crossing the delaware. the blizzard intensifies. and they have to navigate the obstacles. two soldiers actually died from exposure before they everyone reached the battleground. >> some christmas, eh? >>. [speaking foreign language] the enemy! >>...
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the story of washington the farmer is the story of washington made slaver farming and enslaved labor were inseparable to washington throughout his entire life as a farmer and he once wrote that he didn't like to even think about slavery let alone write about it or talk about it, but in fact he thought about slavery all thed agricultural labor at at his own estate and it's there in that record that you can see both the change in attitude and also the record of his daily interactions with the enslaved laborers who means supervised and control and then finally when washington does ultimately decide to search for some way to emancipate the enslaved people. he controls the only record we have of that process and thought process is through his record of farming and israel organization of mount vernon. it is here this example of this document of washington made in 17909 toward the end of his life. he gave a detailed description of various enslaved laborers at mount vernon this documents only in the last 10 years come to light it was acquired by mount vernon and it's in the library there. it
the story of washington the farmer is the story of washington made slaver farming and enslaved labor were inseparable to washington throughout his entire life as a farmer and he once wrote that he didn't like to even think about slavery let alone write about it or talk about it, but in fact he thought about slavery all thed agricultural labor at at his own estate and it's there in that record that you can see both the change in attitude and also the record of his daily interactions with the...
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the engraving of washington was sent to mount vernon in 1797 and based on a portrait of washington. and as i noted upon its arrival george and martha hung it in the passage at mount vernon. upon the completion of tudor place in 1816, the peter family placed the print on the west side of the drawing room. the writing table was of particular significance. it was one piece of french furniture that george washington had obtained 1790. the table was taken to philadelphia where martha used it in the president's house and upon washington's retirement in 1797 it came back to mount vernon where it was used by martha until her death. here it is in the tudor place parlor about 1900. it too was at tudor place until 1911. it remained in the peter family and in that in 39, returned to mount vernon. this would have been a piece of furniture in which martha washington spent a great deal of time and the writing table is important for another reason. found within it behind it were two letters from george to martha washington. this is significant because as i noted, martha burned all their correspond
the engraving of washington was sent to mount vernon in 1797 and based on a portrait of washington. and as i noted upon its arrival george and martha hung it in the passage at mount vernon. upon the completion of tudor place in 1816, the peter family placed the print on the west side of the drawing room. the writing table was of particular significance. it was one piece of french furniture that george washington had obtained 1790. the table was taken to philadelphia where martha used it in the...
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it is too easy to dismiss washington, washington looking to indian country for sure. and looking for europe because his new nation is a democracy. how will it look on the world stage? he is very much concerned about that and how this will look to american citizens at the time. this is an experiment. we've got to do better, referring to how badly. very critical of washington's indian policy, what happens to the indian people but if there is a failure a it is a national failure because washington, more than many people, more than most people after them. something to resolve. i am not saying it was ever 50/50 to take the land on with no question. you have to take the land if you have the vision of national expansion that washington has but is there a way we can do that with honor? washington eventually comes around as do other people, it can only be justified if indian people, what can you offer them to return. they cannot live if they've lived up to now. ultimately doomed existence but if they will embrace american-style agriculture and everything else, there may be a p
it is too easy to dismiss washington, washington looking to indian country for sure. and looking for europe because his new nation is a democracy. how will it look on the world stage? he is very much concerned about that and how this will look to american citizens at the time. this is an experiment. we've got to do better, referring to how badly. very critical of washington's indian policy, what happens to the indian people but if there is a failure a it is a national failure because...
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this then is washington at 22. a young giant whose social status has yet to catch up to his physical stature. by then he was a celebrity, based on the reconnaissance of the french and indian territory. lawrence's death in july 1752 had opened the door toeer his y brother coveted. with no practical experience, george was appointed a major. he pulled every string within reach to be transferred to the more prestigious command of the northern neck. his jockeying for position paid off in the autumn of 1753. that there was more to this ambitious youth than mere place seeking is evidenced by the decision to entrust washington with an assignment that would test the mettle of one many years his senior. stoked by the alarmist reports of an impending french invasion, london wished to know more about the enemy's presence in the disputed ohio river valley. 21-year-old george washington was to be its unlikely emissary. his orders were plain enough. dependinghat he learned, washington was to present an ultimatum to the french com
this then is washington at 22. a young giant whose social status has yet to catch up to his physical stature. by then he was a celebrity, based on the reconnaissance of the french and indian territory. lawrence's death in july 1752 had opened the door toeer his y brother coveted. with no practical experience, george was appointed a major. he pulled every string within reach to be transferred to the more prestigious command of the northern neck. his jockeying for position paid off in the autumn...
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and basically being insubordinate to washington and screwing up on the battlefield in front of washington, which he only got the opportunity to do once, he then decided to avail himself of the pleasures of a young lady to whom he was not married and indeed unacquainted until that moment. but the wonderful thing is he was taken -- he was british. so he was seen as a traitor to the british, much as ben district arnold would have been seen eventually as a traitor to us. it's a wonderful way, the inglorious career of general lee basically being caught up in a cat house in new jersey. [ laughter ] >> maybe that's why you didn't hear about him when you were growing up. >> sir, tell us a bit about brandywine and the german baptist who took care of washington's wounded until they died of typhoid. >> i have a hunch you could tell us more. no, i'm serious. i'm serious. i don't -- tell us about -- >> well in, the battle of brandywine, he had many troops that were wounded and they were carried by wagons up to pennsylvania and the german baptists there took care of them and did their very best but unf
and basically being insubordinate to washington and screwing up on the battlefield in front of washington, which he only got the opportunity to do once, he then decided to avail himself of the pleasures of a young lady to whom he was not married and indeed unacquainted until that moment. but the wonderful thing is he was taken -- he was british. so he was seen as a traitor to the british, much as ben district arnold would have been seen eventually as a traitor to us. it's a wonderful way, the...
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it's very fitting the city of washington was called washington washington had chosen the spot on the potomac river it is washington who spent a good deal to oversee the construction and ultimately he gave his name and it started to call washington himself by the end of the presidency but he thought the city could do what he no longer could to pull together that factions and of course there is some irony today that george washington held together america to say look at the city of washington is almost synonymous with political division so that is the irony that attracted me to the story that in some ways the story of his last years is actually the story of the beginning of the city of washington. >> to all of us on the back of the book writing about what a great book it is and the changes of the way that we view washington's last years how to learning this history change your view overall and what lessons should former presidents draw today from his last years? >> you might say he watches struggle retirement does that make you think less of the man but actually i come to understand ho
it's very fitting the city of washington was called washington washington had chosen the spot on the potomac river it is washington who spent a good deal to oversee the construction and ultimately he gave his name and it started to call washington himself by the end of the presidency but he thought the city could do what he no longer could to pull together that factions and of course there is some irony today that george washington held together america to say look at the city of washington is...
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washington had been given the name george washington, but indian people, it is the whole spectrum. a cherokee chief visited washington and philadelphia, goes home saying that was great, six months later he says george washington is a liar, william blount is a liar. other indian people at the end of the french and indian war say washington was a disaster as a commander, wouldn't listen to indians. the iroquois, this country washington invaded, gave him the name pound destroyed because they destroyed 40 iroquois tones, burned 160,000 bushels of corn, cutdown orchards, and yet even before washington died there were indian people speaking about him in favorable terms as somebody who is trying to do them justice. after he dies many indian people will say that. that is not because they are naÏve, not -- they understand the political leverage they have. the example i used in the book is to do with the cherokees because george washington when he, if you like, unrolls civilization plan for native people identified cherokee, you guys need to do this before it is too late and you will be the
washington had been given the name george washington, but indian people, it is the whole spectrum. a cherokee chief visited washington and philadelphia, goes home saying that was great, six months later he says george washington is a liar, william blount is a liar. other indian people at the end of the french and indian war say washington was a disaster as a commander, wouldn't listen to indians. the iroquois, this country washington invaded, gave him the name pound destroyed because they...
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rod washington. i also want to say this broom and the 200 and i think 300 people who are watching us virtually is just such an exciting celebration of what we've been able to do across years. we've been diving into this project to better understand martha washington and women in the 18th century. this martha washington lecture is just such a success. i'm to see so many people here. i know there are a few hundred more watching us virtually. thank you so much for being here. now, please me in welcoming our first speaker for a frazier. thank you, director, and thank you very much director and all mount vernon for hosting me here it always such a pleasure to speak to the many distinguished guests who come from all over region and beyond. and i very much forward to answering any. you may have a later or just discussing martha washington which i love to do so. oh. let me just. see and. well all of a slide's are a background and what i really oh it may be a blank background owing to my technical income pitt
rod washington. i also want to say this broom and the 200 and i think 300 people who are watching us virtually is just such an exciting celebration of what we've been able to do across years. we've been diving into this project to better understand martha washington and women in the 18th century. this martha washington lecture is just such a success. i'm to see so many people here. i know there are a few hundred more watching us virtually. thank you so much for being here. now, please me in...
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washington often known as lady washington became very firmly mrs. washington. towards the end of may martha set out for new york. she took with her her two grandchildren nelly age 10 and george washington age eight. as you all know far better than i they were the children of her son jackie who had died of camp fever or type this shortly after the victory at york town and the washington's ever since his death had given a home to these 22 are worth the youngest two of his four children. lewis, one of the presidents many nephews recorded martha's departure from mt. vernon. the servants of the house and a number of the field because took leave of their mistress. numbers of these poor wretches seemed greatly agitated, much affected, my aunt equally so. when the party stopped at abington the plantation were martha's older granddaughters lived the promotion was to greater. to lewis wrote the family in tears, the children are bawling, everything in the most lamentable situation. the new president came over to the jersey shore to meet his wife and conduct a party to the
washington often known as lady washington became very firmly mrs. washington. towards the end of may martha set out for new york. she took with her her two grandchildren nelly age 10 and george washington age eight. as you all know far better than i they were the children of her son jackie who had died of camp fever or type this shortly after the victory at york town and the washington's ever since his death had given a home to these 22 are worth the youngest two of his four children. lewis,...
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founders understood washington in particular, front frontlines -- washington as president is a fascinating example, conversation he has with attorney general randolph if there's a civil war among to go in with the north. he feels captive to its economy in a way that seems ironic today. he understands it's a problem. not only for the country, but for himself. what's fascinating is dakota did very well addresses last willing testament. that's the point i make in the book. washington's last will and testament a needs to beskc( understood to the quota to his farewell address. eleases his slaves upon his death, and his wife's death. many most of them he inherited from his wife and her first husband. you could easily argue is too little too late. it's worth remembering that first of all he's constantly trying to send a message to the nation, but the direction we need to move, and the side of this debate he's truly on. that nine subsequent presidents own slaves and bought slaves and didn't release them at the end of their life. washington did. it was against the grain. and he was clearly sending
founders understood washington in particular, front frontlines -- washington as president is a fascinating example, conversation he has with attorney general randolph if there's a civil war among to go in with the north. he feels captive to its economy in a way that seems ironic today. he understands it's a problem. not only for the country, but for himself. what's fascinating is dakota did very well addresses last willing testament. that's the point i make in the book. washington's last will...
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nonetheless, washington went to crazy rumsey because he understood, washington did, washington did, that the future of the 13 original states depended on its ability to incorporate new territory, new states and if kentucky and tennessee and ohio were treated the way they treated massachusetts and virginia, we would have a problem on our own hand. so washington spent a great deal of his journey talking about rivers and canals. a man last night, when i gave a presentation, he said he thought he would like to compare washington to dwight d eisenhower. i said to some extent, for washington, washington, on this journey, canals and rivers were like highways. our ability to keep ourselves as a union is dependent on our ability to have commerce flow. crazy rumsey is a figure you will meet in my book and he was a nutter, but a very desirable one. also, you will meet in one of the most touching scenes of the whole journey, a man who just buys to the state of rhode island. they were reluctant to ratify the constitution and in fact on washington's first trip to new england, he carefully of avoided s
nonetheless, washington went to crazy rumsey because he understood, washington did, washington did, that the future of the 13 original states depended on its ability to incorporate new territory, new states and if kentucky and tennessee and ohio were treated the way they treated massachusetts and virginia, we would have a problem on our own hand. so washington spent a great deal of his journey talking about rivers and canals. a man last night, when i gave a presentation, he said he thought he...
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george washington." the first in a series. i love it. it's mainly his words. you get to know who he was. i didn't know why he was called the indispensable man. sorry, i like george washington an awful lot. and he's the kind of guy that i have been looking for. i think we all have. we have been looking for a guy who is just honest. and doesn't want to serve. you know? people who say all the time, "well, i want to be president." you do? why exactly? i can't imagine a worse job. i can't imagine, especially now, the next guy who serves, even this president, what is left of our country? how do you knit this all back together? well, quite honestly, it wasn't much different back when george washington was around. things were a mess. and he was the indispensable man because nobody trusted anybody. all the states were arguing with each other. nobody, you couldn't sell anything across the border. the whole thing was falling apart. here is george washington, a man who at 16 was out surveying land for his country,
george washington." the first in a series. i love it. it's mainly his words. you get to know who he was. i didn't know why he was called the indispensable man. sorry, i like george washington an awful lot. and he's the kind of guy that i have been looking for. i think we all have. we have been looking for a guy who is just honest. and doesn't want to serve. you know? people who say all the time, "well, i want to be president." you do? why exactly? i can't imagine a worse job. i...
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that is washington. he would just think about things and it had a lot to do with how our cultures have changed. we are in the twitter world where things, no one has any kind of ability to concentrate on anything. washington had this incredible ability to dial up the static and figure out the most important thing for me to do. that is incredibly in any age but it gets back to his lack of formal education. this is a guy who as a young surveyor spent countless nights out there in the wilderness just thinking. that is how he got through the revolution and would be a big part of his presidency. >> to sit under his fig tree and thing, you would think it would be all great but it is not. you have this scene of him thinking in mount vernon towards the end when he is troubled. talk to us about that. what is he troubled about? >> guest: throughout three books about the revolution i kept wanting washington to have a high five moment where he said yes, i did it. it never comes. never gets that sense of satisfying ac
that is washington. he would just think about things and it had a lot to do with how our cultures have changed. we are in the twitter world where things, no one has any kind of ability to concentrate on anything. washington had this incredible ability to dial up the static and figure out the most important thing for me to do. that is incredibly in any age but it gets back to his lack of formal education. this is a guy who as a young surveyor spent countless nights out there in the wilderness...
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we changed our name from the papers of george washington to the washington papers. it's a very deliberate change because we did not want to offend martha. lest it be suggested that martha was in some sent an exit sense and exemplary to george washington or she operated in his shadow for her role was to prop him up and help him become great, we need to emphasize the fact that she was, in herself a very important person. we think the mount vernon ladies association for supporting us in this vast new expansion we began in july of last year. we published the full papers of martha washington in two volumes in the papers of the washington family which will be in three volumes, and letterpress and a comprehensive digital edition which will include his parents, his siblings, martha's children and martha's grandchildren and our good friend, justice of the supreme court. first of all as i begin to talk about the george washington as an entrepreneur, i need to give thanks above all for this work for what's good in it from a good friend jim and carol corder who are in the audie
we changed our name from the papers of george washington to the washington papers. it's a very deliberate change because we did not want to offend martha. lest it be suggested that martha was in some sent an exit sense and exemplary to george washington or she operated in his shadow for her role was to prop him up and help him become great, we need to emphasize the fact that she was, in herself a very important person. we think the mount vernon ladies association for supporting us in this vast...
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washington college's proud to have been associated with george washington since the year 1782 when the general served as our trustee made a generous donation to the founding of the college and graciously allowed us to adopt his his own name for our institution. the first college in fact that was chartered after america's independence. our founding was the work of a visionary group of patriots and educators and tonight. we have some honored guests with a very special connection to that 18th century history. with me at my table right here our mem. of the london family who are direct descendants of dr. john scott, john scott stood alongside george, washington among our very first donors and trustees back in 1782. last year the london's renewed that remarkable ancestral legacy by establishing the london scott family washington prize scholarships providing financial aid to washington college students without standing achievement in history and in american studies. yes. we're incredibly grateful. these scholarships were created under the leadership of dr. jack london a long time friend of bo
washington college's proud to have been associated with george washington since the year 1782 when the general served as our trustee made a generous donation to the founding of the college and graciously allowed us to adopt his his own name for our institution. the first college in fact that was chartered after america's independence. our founding was the work of a visionary group of patriots and educators and tonight. we have some honored guests with a very special connection to that 18th...
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washington in the very same way. i knew very little about washington to the i had heard of course that he had shot down a cherry tree, which he didn't, and i had heard that he wore a wig which he didn't come and i heard that he had wooden teeth, which he didn't. so i found out very quickly the things i thought i knew about george washington were absolutely not any of them cracked. so as i began the book which i described as csis meets the biography channel coming and you will see why as we go along, it has been a treat for me to replace all of those myths with the facts about george washington. the premise of the book is did george washington really look like his image on the 1 dollar bill? win mount vernon did some research and found that most americans would describe this image of george washington taken from the portrait as old, boring and grumpy come in and of course they realized they were going to have to change their way of looking at the father of our country. they devised a plan in which they would create th
washington in the very same way. i knew very little about washington to the i had heard of course that he had shot down a cherry tree, which he didn't, and i had heard that he wore a wig which he didn't come and i heard that he had wooden teeth, which he didn't. so i found out very quickly the things i thought i knew about george washington were absolutely not any of them cracked. so as i began the book which i described as csis meets the biography channel coming and you will see why as we go...
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on december 13, 1799, george washington was dying. a throat infection that had set in after a long ride around mount vernon the previous day in sleet and snow made conversation with his secretary, tobias lear, increasingly difficult. lear noted in his journal that washington's mood, despite the hoarseness, was very cheerful as they sat in the parlor reading newspapers alloud. but washington's demeanor changed when the subject turned to virginia politics. he requested -- "he requested me to read him the debates of the virginia assembly on the election of a senator and a governor. and hearing mr. madison's observations, respecting mr. munro, he appeared much affected and spoke with some degree of asperity on the subject." what prompted washington's asperity regarding james monroe? shown here standing behind the general in emanuel leutze's glorious but profoundly inaccurate painting, "washington crossing the delaware." how did these two virginians who hailed from the same region and whose families were acquainted over generations go from
on december 13, 1799, george washington was dying. a throat infection that had set in after a long ride around mount vernon the previous day in sleet and snow made conversation with his secretary, tobias lear, increasingly difficult. lear noted in his journal that washington's mood, despite the hoarseness, was very cheerful as they sat in the parlor reading newspapers alloud. but washington's demeanor changed when the subject turned to virginia politics. he requested -- "he requested me to...
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washington made it clear that his slaves, washington's slaves would be free. most of the of the slaves at mount vernon were owned by martha and brought to the marriage from her former union. martha was not at all happy about freeing slaves. she did not think that was a good idea. so there is some evidence that she was a little grumpy about her dead husband doing this which she had not done. i'm sorry, i don't know that she freed her slaves later but i can't comment knowledgeably about that. >> professor, i have read your wonderful book. >> thank you. >> there so many things in it in addition to what you've talked to tonight. one thing i don't remember you covering is that he was gone for a significant period of time on these trips, while the pace of government is different than it is today, did anything go wrong or did anything happen that he had to fix when he got back? >> is a question i thought about because it seemed to me that raises a very difficult issue of constitutional law that to mine knowledge no one has thought about. when washington left on his l
washington made it clear that his slaves, washington's slaves would be free. most of the of the slaves at mount vernon were owned by martha and brought to the marriage from her former union. martha was not at all happy about freeing slaves. she did not think that was a good idea. so there is some evidence that she was a little grumpy about her dead husband doing this which she had not done. i'm sorry, i don't know that she freed her slaves later but i can't comment knowledgeably about that....
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washington. then a discussion about russia, cold war spies and the u.s. nuclear program. later, espionage during world war i. >> peterenriques looks at how arnold's's failed plan to deliver west point to the british offers insights. he talks about british and american participants after the plot was uncovered. this was hosted by colonial williamsburg. it's about an hour. >> thanks so much for that warm welcome. i'm really pleased to see as many people in the audience tonight when i was driving down from northern virginia through heavy rain it might be a biblical quote but fortunately that's not the case. you have to keep checking your assumptions. if your assumptions are incorrect it can lead you to some very wrong conclusions. i would like to illustrate that by the following story which i hope you will find somewhat humorous, although somewhat ribald as well. here's the story. the smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. on the day the
washington. then a discussion about russia, cold war spies and the u.s. nuclear program. later, espionage during world war i. >> peterenriques looks at how arnold's's failed plan to deliver west point to the british offers insights. he talks about british and american participants after the plot was uncovered. this was hosted by colonial williamsburg. it's about an hour. >> thanks so much for that warm welcome. i'm really pleased to see as many people in the audience tonight when i...
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john and mary washington. george washington's youth is the stuff of legend, most notably in the folk tale about george's chopping down of a cherry tree and his statement, i cannot tell a lie, when confronted by his father. george's head apparently matured well before the rest of his body. as a youth he worked as a surveyor for the fairfax family and later was the official surveyor for the county. washington completed close to 200 surveys on numerous properties totaling 60,000 acres. during the french and indian war, he served as an emissary for the governor of virginia and later in combat during general gratis' ill-fated path. the only surrender that washington encountered in his entire career under arms, washington took an active leadership role in the growing conflict between the american colonies and great britain. a member of the virginia house of delegates, he was part of the commonwealth's delegation to the first continental congress. when the second congress determined to name a commander to lead the co
john and mary washington. george washington's youth is the stuff of legend, most notably in the folk tale about george's chopping down of a cherry tree and his statement, i cannot tell a lie, when confronted by his father. george's head apparently matured well before the rest of his body. as a youth he worked as a surveyor for the fairfax family and later was the official surveyor for the county. washington completed close to 200 surveys on numerous properties totaling 60,000 acres. during the...
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washington has a fight both washington had tempers. part of legendary stoicism and can be contributed to lifelong effort should say to control his temper and present himself so hamilton comes out and jefferson wrote he never seen hamilton so dejected is going to move quickly. invites hamilton to dinner at the next night he's going to get him while they have a rift he bites his right-hand man madison with the great intellects. they have to resolve a couple of prescient issues just to among them. one to be the location of the capitol. the other will be the question of the debt as they called it federal debt assumption. so where should the b-uppercase-letter? no hamilton was it in the north and at one point new york. jefferson is southerners one in the south. star near nonnegotiable previous south could walk. more and their beloved virginia leaving adams and others to joke only in virginia are all geese swans, right? to jefferson and madison surprised it seems that, no we don't have a lot of sources for this, we have secondary sources. je
washington has a fight both washington had tempers. part of legendary stoicism and can be contributed to lifelong effort should say to control his temper and present himself so hamilton comes out and jefferson wrote he never seen hamilton so dejected is going to move quickly. invites hamilton to dinner at the next night he's going to get him while they have a rift he bites his right-hand man madison with the great intellects. they have to resolve a couple of prescient issues just to among them....
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look at the washington d.c. heller decision where the supreme court, both sides are using historical arguments to decide these cases. it is alive and well and important to look at this history of bally's the starting point* of these issues. . .
look at the washington d.c. heller decision where the supreme court, both sides are using historical arguments to decide these cases. it is alive and well and important to look at this history of bally's the starting point* of these issues. . .
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washington came from a different era. washington grew up in a. and everybody had sliced the everybody had slaves. they were slaves in every country in the world. there were slaves in europe or tara had always been slaves. they were slaves in every state. every member, every person who signed the declaration of independence, except john adams, had owned a slave a least one time. he could not imagine a world without slaves. during the revolution many people were pulling on him. there was a movement against slavery, and so people like some of his aides like henry lawrence of south carolina, or most critically, lafayette of france, or hamilton of new york were saying no, slavery has to end and you should be a leader of it. he didn't go that far. and he kept his own slaves. of course, many of the slaves were owned i his wife but he was always called by this desire that this is not a trend of the future. ben franklin of course had switched. he owns place we need was younger. he became a leader abolitionist, ben franklin. people can change. on his death
washington came from a different era. washington grew up in a. and everybody had sliced the everybody had slaves. they were slaves in every country in the world. there were slaves in europe or tara had always been slaves. they were slaves in every state. every member, every person who signed the declaration of independence, except john adams, had owned a slave a least one time. he could not imagine a world without slaves. during the revolution many people were pulling on him. there was a...
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it was stored until washington's death when martha washington dies in 18022 george washington custis painted around the time purchases the furnishings a lot of objects from mount vernon including field equipment and tents and takes them to the home he built called arlington at a height overlooking. he's definitely traded having a famous adoptive grandma. a lot of what he does is use arlington as a place to showcase his connection to mount vernon to, display these objects of te washington family. he writes anecdes about georgefe washington tent. he invites artists, that is an engraving done by. it's showing washington tents in their duffel bags with the polls that were displayed in the 1840s. so there he is shortly before his death photographed by matthew daly. the man who graduated first in his class from west point. robert edward lee. here he is in his blue uniform. with my colleague here in the audience would like to say an 1861 robert e lee got a new job that required him to leave his home of arlington house but here's a photograph with it is being occupied by federal troops on th
it was stored until washington's death when martha washington dies in 18022 george washington custis painted around the time purchases the furnishings a lot of objects from mount vernon including field equipment and tents and takes them to the home he built called arlington at a height overlooking. he's definitely traded having a famous adoptive grandma. a lot of what he does is use arlington as a place to showcase his connection to mount vernon to, display these objects of te washington...
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washington believed it. narrator: the struggle for independence from great britain seems near an end. along with it, the lofty ideals of liberty and freedom. washington himself harbors no illusions. man as washington: ten days more will put an end to the existence of our army. narrator: in fact, ten days will change the war and the world. ten crucial days in and around trenton and princeton when george washington and his army alter the course of history. these ten days in which washington reversed the slide towards defeat and collapse are ten of the most important days in the history of the world. narrator: december 12, 1776. washington's army is on the pennsylvania side of the delaware. across the river in new jersey, the british-- well armed, well fed, supremely confident. they seem destined to capture philadelphia, america's capital. thomas paine sums up the situation in his pamphlet "the american crisis". man as paine: these are the times that try men's souls. the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot
washington believed it. narrator: the struggle for independence from great britain seems near an end. along with it, the lofty ideals of liberty and freedom. washington himself harbors no illusions. man as washington: ten days more will put an end to the existence of our army. narrator: in fact, ten days will change the war and the world. ten crucial days in and around trenton and princeton when george washington and his army alter the course of history. these ten days in which washington...
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washington began very firmly mrs. washington. as martha stepped out she took her two grandchildren aged tend in you all know better than i the children of her son jackie who had died of a camp with your or typhoid surely after victory at yorktown. and had given a home of the youngest to one of the president's many nephews called his departure from mount vernon. a number of them made their parents to take leave of their mistress but he seemed really agitated to affect equally so. at the plantation where martha does bill their granddaughters lived he wrote the family in tears everything is the most lamentable situation. coming to the jersey shore to meet his wife in manhattan. for hours they spent alone together now one terry st. st. and only one servant in attendance and with those secretaries in conference with cabinet colleagues. and additionally to give up the detailed correspondence. here at mount vernon. georgia justin was in charge of the house. but since she arrived in new york i have not had one half hour to myself my hair
washington began very firmly mrs. washington. as martha stepped out she took her two grandchildren aged tend in you all know better than i the children of her son jackie who had died of a camp with your or typhoid surely after victory at yorktown. and had given a home of the youngest to one of the president's many nephews called his departure from mount vernon. a number of them made their parents to take leave of their mistress but he seemed really agitated to affect equally so. at the...
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that was with washington. he told congressional leaders he would quit if they refused to give him full control of every executive department including the right to fire the department heads. the constitution gave the president and executive power, d he was not about to receive thae two congress. the congress new and as a sort t of backed off and passed the bill giving him and every future president the right to fire executive appointees with any executive rights from congress. washington's victory in the dispute ended only one of what would be many conflicts between the president and congress over the years, decades and even centuries. since the founding, the three branches of the government had been in a constant tug of war for power as we just saw in the budget crisis and all three branches have violated the constitution almost as at will but one or two of the branches had brought the government back into compliance and into constitutional balance. .. the same first year of washington got presidency in 1789
that was with washington. he told congressional leaders he would quit if they refused to give him full control of every executive department including the right to fire the department heads. the constitution gave the president and executive power, d he was not about to receive thae two congress. the congress new and as a sort t of backed off and passed the bill giving him and every future president the right to fire executive appointees with any executive rights from congress. washington's...
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lee was related to washington. i do think his decision, unlike the decision of most of the southern officers who went to west point to join the confederacy is part of what sex the family and the nation's esteem. >> we have a couple of minutes left. you had some closing thoughts. i only want to a couple more words. the story is worth knowing. we can see how a family can be built from the choice but not just from dna. what are you saying there? >> i think it is important to keep in mind -- they are the people known to the public during both george washington's lifetime as president and then long afterwards as his family. etiquette is important to keep in mind that in many cases, who we define as family is a choice. who we leave out of our family and we include in it, there are conscious choices there. they are waiting out people in their construction of washington's family and who is washington's heirs. i think the people right now because of the promised dna tests have gotten, there is this idea of biological family
lee was related to washington. i do think his decision, unlike the decision of most of the southern officers who went to west point to join the confederacy is part of what sex the family and the nation's esteem. >> we have a couple of minutes left. you had some closing thoughts. i only want to a couple more words. the story is worth knowing. we can see how a family can be built from the choice but not just from dna. what are you saying there? >> i think it is important to keep in...
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washington sent him the draft. washington kept madison's first draft. and he insisted that the final includes paragraphs in the beginning. and it was a shot across the bow. washington was anticipating that madison and jefferson would be critical of this address. somehow, they would paint the address as an attempt to garner more power for the executive. so by including those paragraphs, drafted by madison, he was basically saying you knew about the farewell address. you participated in the drafting of the farewell address. so keep your mouth shut. it was very intentional, very savvy. and sure enough, madison was not publicly critical of the addresses. >> very briefly, i think the reason he picked hamilton is because hamilton had the most experience throughout seven years of the war, when he was writing jefferson. when you read the general orders which are boring as heck throughout the 1770s, they are signed by washington, but he didn't write them. most of those are written by hamilton or one of his other aides. what he called, pen men. washington was ins
washington sent him the draft. washington kept madison's first draft. and he insisted that the final includes paragraphs in the beginning. and it was a shot across the bow. washington was anticipating that madison and jefferson would be critical of this address. somehow, they would paint the address as an attempt to garner more power for the executive. so by including those paragraphs, drafted by madison, he was basically saying you knew about the farewell address. you participated in the...
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in washington. i'm thankful for everyone who put this together. now, when i told my kids to kids, charles and walter, 11 and eight years old, when i told them that i would be speaking in washington, d.c., this is the first book talk that i've given. the book came out a week ago. it's it's ink still wet and when i told my kids that i'd be going to washington and giving a talk, they're very excited. and my son charles asked me and he said, hey, dad, do you think president biden might be might come to your talk? and i said, how? probably not. he's busy. you know, he just signed a bill today and at the white house. but i said no. i'm sure he'd be interested in the topic, but he's probably too busy and my son looked at me with a smile and he said, so it'll probably just be kamala harris then. so i'm told. do you see crowds arrive a little late, so leave a couple seats open just in case the vice president arrives. so as andrew said and he introduced, introduce my book. very well. i thought my book, the co
in washington. i'm thankful for everyone who put this together. now, when i told my kids to kids, charles and walter, 11 and eight years old, when i told them that i would be speaking in washington, d.c., this is the first book talk that i've given. the book came out a week ago. it's it's ink still wet and when i told my kids that i'd be going to washington and giving a talk, they're very excited. and my son charles asked me and he said, hey, dad, do you think president biden might be might...
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washington, d.c. and how it is making a lot of people very rich with your hard earned money. we spent author peter switzer to our nation's capital to take us inside this new american boom town. take a look. >> today the tribute comes in the form of trillions of dollars of tax payer money that floods into this city every year. >> while one out of every 6 americans worries about where their next meal is coming from, washington, d.c. has the highest rate of fine wine consumption in the united states. while one out of four americans has a mortgage that is under water, seven of the ten wealthiest counties in the united states are counties around this region. washington, d.c. now has the highest per capita income in the entire united states. they just passed silicone valley. >> you are going to discover that washington, d.c., a town that used to be a town of sleepy bureaucrats is now a town of moz ratty deal moz rot at this deal fine wine luxurious homes and luxurious shops. it's a washington, d.c. a lot of
washington, d.c. and how it is making a lot of people very rich with your hard earned money. we spent author peter switzer to our nation's capital to take us inside this new american boom town. take a look. >> today the tribute comes in the form of trillions of dollars of tax payer money that floods into this city every year. >> while one out of every 6 americans worries about where their next meal is coming from, washington, d.c. has the highest rate of fine wine consumption in the...